Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Lamothe

HEbTRY, Associate Justice.

The appellee Theresa Lamothe, as widow of Alto Lamothe, deceased, in her own behalf as well as in the behalf of Marie Lamothe, the mother of Alto Lamothe, prosecutes this suit against the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company for damages for negligently causing the death of said Alto Lamothe, who was at the time he met his death a switchman in the service of and employed in the yards of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company at Galveston.- The accident occurred at night, on October 12, 1886. Appellee alleges that her husband, while in the discharge of his duties as…